Where does “waveren” come from?

waveren (Middle English) comes from Old English wafian, from Proto-Germanic wabōną, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

waveren (Middle English): To shake, swing or totter; to move to and fro; To...

Definitions

  1. To shake, swing or totter; to move to and fro; To...

Ancestry of “waveren”, step by step

waveren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English wafian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwafianto wave; to be agitated, astonished, amazed; to...
2Proto-Germanicwabōną—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid

via Old Norse vafra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevafrato flicker
2Proto-Germanicwebanąto weave

Words derived from “waveren”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wabōną →Every word from Old English wafian →